WALTER S. SCHELL, 1307-1309 MARKET STREET, HARRISBURG, PENNA. 
SWEET ALYSSUM. One of the easiest flowers to grow and it 
blooms all the time without attention. By occasional 
looseninR of tlie soil and regularly trimming off the spent 
blooms the new blooms will be brighter and the whole 
plant richer. For plants present a solid sheet of bloom, and 
for a border or mixing anions other bedded plants or tor 
baskets. it is unequaled. Tlie "Carpet of Snow" grows but 
2 or 3 Inches high and makes a veritable carpet of snowy 
whiteness which is very beautiful. The Little Gem grows 
from 4 to 6 inches, hence, if wanted for cutting this variety 
would have longer stems. 
Carpet of Snow. Pkt. 5 cts.. Hoz. 15 cts.. oz. so cts. 
Little Gem. Pkt. 5 cts., Hoz. 15 cts.. oz. 50 cts. 
AMARANTUS. Very showy plants 3 to 5 feet high, desir- 
able for background or massing or interspersed with other 
bedding plants. The foliage is variegated; the upright 
plumes and pendent-like tassels are very interesting. The 
varieties are known as "Love-Lies-Bleeding." "Joseph's 
Coat of Many Colors," "Prince's Feather," etc. 
AU Varieties Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., }ioz. 15 cts. 
ANTIRRHINUM, or SNAPDRAGON. These form brilliant 
garden beds, flowering profusely and continuously the 
first season from seed. Unusually effective bedding dis- 
plays are made from these noble plants; they grow about 
2 feet high, are healthy and stocky, and completely en- 
veloped with large snapdragon flowers of splendid text- 
ure and substance, rendering them very durable under all 
conditions of weather. Their continuous-blooming quali- 
ties, ease of culture and independence of heat and drought, 
and pure, bright colors, should entitle them to a permanent 
place in gardens. Although perennials, they do splendidly 
when grown as annuals; spring-sown seed produces flower- 
ing plants by July, which continue to bloom in increasing 
profusion until frost. 
TALL VARIETIES 
Coral-Red. Light scarlet, with white throat. Pkt. 5 cts.. 
!<ioz. 25 cts. 
Fairy Queen. Golden-orange, white throat. Pkt. 5 cts.. 
!^oz. 25 cts. 
Grandiflorum, Queen Victoria. Large, pure white; flne 
for cutting. Pkt. 5 ets., !^oz. 50 cts. 
Galathee. Crimson and white throat. Pkt. 5c., J^oz. 25c. 
Yellow. Pkt. 5 cts., Hoz. 25 cts. 
Tall, Mixed Colors. Pkt. 5 cts., Hoz. 25 cts. 
DWARF VARIETIES 
Queen of the North. Pure white i foot high. Pkt. 5 cts., 
Hoz. 25 cts. 
Pink Empress. Beautiful rose. Pkt. 5 cts., Hoz. 50 cts. 
Large -Flowering Golden Queen. Yellow. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Hoz. 40 cts. 
Dwarf, Mixed Colors. Pkt. 5 cts.. Hoz. 50 cts. 
BALLOON VINE. { Cardiospermum Halicocabiim). A rapid- 
growing, annual vine; does best in a light soil and warm 
situation; flowers are white; the seed-pods look like minia- 
ture balloons and are of great interest to the children. 
Pkt. 5 cts., i20z. 15 cts., oz. 25 cts. 
BALSAM APPLE (Momordica). A curious climbing vine; 
grows 10 feet from seed; the foliage is very ornamental, 
while the fruits are golden yellow, warted and when ripe 
open and show the seed in the brilliant carmine center. 
Pkt. 5 cts.. Hoz. 15 cts. 
BALSAM PEAR. Same as above the except the fruits are 
long, pear-shaped. These are used for medicinal purposes. 
Pkt. 5 cts.. Hoz. 15 cts. 
BALSAM, or LADT SLIPPER. These are beautiful flower- 
ing Balsams. An old and favorite garden flower, producing 
its gorgeous masses of beautiful brilliant-colored double 
flowers in the greatest profusion; of easy culture; succeeds 
in a good rich soil; tender annuals; 3 feet. Start the seed 
indoors in April or sow out-of-doors in May. To grow fine 
specimens they should not be closer than 18 inches. I have 
*-tlie following colors separate and all of them in mixture. 
R3le, Dark Blood-Red, Red and White Spotted, White, 
BBght Scarlet, Mixed. Price of either separate colors 
O^nixed. Pkt. 5 cts., Hoz. 20 cts. 
BAC^LOR'S BUTTON (Centaurea Cyanus. Blue; Globe 
AriiLiranth). LJoth of these are called Bachelor's Button, 
and to distinguish them clearly I list them together. The 
Celi^aurm Cyanus Blue is also known as Cornflower, Blue 
Bo6tle, Ragged Sailor, Bluet, or Kaiser Blume. It is the 
favofite. dark blue variety so much used for cutting. A 
bunch of these with a few yellow Marigolds. Calendulas, 
or California Poppies makes a very rich combination. The 
flowtrs of the other sort, the Globe Amaranth, resemble 
clover heads and are dried and used as winter bouquets. 
Centaurea Cyanus. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 
Globe Amaranth. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 
BABY*S BREATH (Gypsopliila ). Charming, free-flowering, 
elegant plant* tliot do well in wi^- ijood garden soil. The 
dainty, misty, white panicles of bloom are used extensively 
for mixing in with other bouquet flowers. They are grown 
by the acre in the suburbs of Paris and London for selling 
to be used with other cut-flowers. Plants grow about 2 ft. 
Elegans alba grandiflora. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 
j CALENDULA (Pot Marigold). One of the best and showiest 
I free-flowering hardj- annuals, growing in any good garden 
soil, producing a fine effect in beds or mixed borders; 
particularly bright in late fall, continuing in bloom from 
early summer until killed by frost; valuable also for pot 
culture, blooming freely in winter and early spring; i foot. 
Mixed Colors. Pkt. s cts.. Hoz. 15 cts- 
CALLIOPSIS. Beautiful free-flowering annuals, of the easiest 
culture, doing well in any sunny position, blooming all 
summer and excellent for cutting and massing. It is best 
to sow them where they are to bloom, thinning out to stand 
6 inches to 12 inches apart. 
Golden Wave. Bright golden yellow, with brown centers. 
.\n edging of this resembles a strip of gold when viewed 
from a distance. Pkt. s cts., Hoz. 15 cts. 
! CANTERBURY BELLS, or CUP-AND-SAUCER {Cam- 
panula Medium. Calycanthenm). This is the favorite 
i type of this grand, old-fashioned flower. They differ from 
! the ordinary type in having an extra-large calyx, which is 
of the same color as the flower, giving the appearance of 
a cup and saucer. They are very effective in the garden. 
Blue, White, Pink, or Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10 cts. 
CANDYTUFT. These have long been among the most highly 
prized of garden annuals. The best effect is produced by 
i raising the plants in masses, the seeds being sown where the 
plants are to bloom. 
i Empress. This is the finest of all white varieties, the plants 
being a complete mass of flowers. Fine for cutting and for 
this reason is the best for florists. Pkt. S cts.. Hoz. 15 cts. 
CARNATIONS, Marguerite. These are the Carnations for 
growing outdoors with other garden annuals. They begin 
flowering a few weeks from the time the seed is sown. The 
flowers are large and double and highly scented. Do not 
confuse these with the fancy Carnations grown in green- 
houses by the florists. It is impossible to grow those fancy 
Carnations to perfection in the ordinary flower garden, 
they must have greenhouse culture, not so however with 
the Marguerite variety; these grow in any good garden 
soil. Splendid for bouquets. 
Pure White, Crimson, Mixed Colors. Pkt. 5 cts., Hoz. 
40 cts. 
COCKSCOMB (Celosia). One of the most interesting and 
bright-colored annuals. When grown in masses or clusters 
they add much life to the flower garden, tlie bright red 
plumes and combs making a very rich and attractive 
display. There are two forms, the feathered which produce 
large, feathery plumes and the comb which produces 
mammoth flowers resembling the comb of a chicken yet 
very mucli larger, some of them 12 to 15 inches across. 
Bright Red Combs. Pkt. 5 cts.. Hoz. 40 cts. 
Crimson Plumes. Pkt. 5 cts., Hoz. 40 cts. 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS (Coronarium). Annual varieties. 
These are the small double flowers that bloom latest in the 
fall and are very desirable because when they bloom almost 
all other outside flowers are over. They are valued highly 
for cutting. These are not the mammoth-flowering sorts 
as grown by florists in the greenhouses, such flowers can 
only be produced by greenhouse culture. 
Double Mixed Colors. Pkt. 5 cts., Hoz. is cts. 
Double White. Pkt. 5 cts.. '40Z. 15 cts. 
CINERARIA. My Grandiflora Prize Mixture is posi- 
tively the finest selection of this favorite pot plant. The 
colorings are magnificent, and the flowers the largest. 
Start them in shallow boxes and transplant to pots. Pkt. 
25 cts. 
COB.XA (Cup-and-Saucer Vine). A climber of rapid growth, 
attaining a height of 30 to 50 feet during the season, valu- 
able for covering trellises, arbors, trunks of trees, etc.; will 
cling to any rough surface. In sowing, place seeds edgewise 
and merely cover with light soil; to get early results start 
the seed indoors in March or April; can also be sown out- 
of-doors in May, 
Scandens. Large, bell-shaped purple flowers. Pkt. 5 cts., 
Hoz. 20 cts. 
Scandens alba. Pure white. Pkt. 5 cts.. Hoz. 30 cts. 
COLEUS. A most interesting foliage plant to grow from seed. 
The leaves show every conceivable color and one imagines 
I when admiring them that there are colors never seen before. 
The blending of colors is beautiful; fine for edgings or for 
pot plants. Pkt. 10 cts. 
CONVOLVULUS. See Morning- Glory. 
COSMOS. One of our favorite autumn flowers. They grow 
S to 8 feet high, hence should be planted along the fence 
or in mass by themselves. If the plants are pinched out 
when but a foot high it will produce a bushy growth, mak- 
i ing the plants more effective. Hundreds of flowers are 
i borne on long stems; very desirable for bouquets. 
I Giant White, Pink, Red and Mixed Colors. Pkt. 5 cts., 
j }ioz. 15 cts., oz. 40 cts. 
'WILDCVCVMBERVINE {Edii HOC y si is lobala). A very quick- 
growing annual. The vines grow 20 to 25 feet in a season 
from seed sown in May in good, rich soil. The vine is cov- 
ered with the fragra'nt white flowers. The foliage is close 
and thick. Pkt. 5 cts.. Hoz. i^cts. 
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